The Library is providing trial access to four databases for the month of October. Help us evaluate these new, potential resources. Let us know what you think by completing our feedback form. Oxford Dictionaries Online (trial ends October 22, 2011) Oxford Handbooks Online (trial ends October 22, 2011) CQ Political Reference Suite (trial ends October . . .Continue reading Database Trials
Category: Research Resources
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Read The Chronicle of Higher Education online! In 2011, the Library added this title to its collection of electronic resources. Follow the steps below to reach the publisher’s website. Step 1: From the Library’s homepage (http://library.furman.edu/), click on the link for E-Journals. Step 2: Type the title into the search box — chronicle of higher . . .Continue reading The Chronicle of Higher Education
LexisNexis Returns
Back by popular demand, the database LexisNexis is once again available to the Furman community. This database provides access to over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources. Included are stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. LexisNexis also provides access to the Shepard’s Citations service for . . .Continue reading LexisNexis Returns
9/11 E-book Collection
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of September 11th, ebrary is providing open access to a collection of e-books related to the tragic events of that day. The 15 titles in this collection are displayed on the Library’s homepage in the rotating images of e-books. Throughout the month of September, library patrons may access and . . .Continue reading 9/11 E-book Collection
What is theSEARCH?
“theSEARCH” is a discovery engine that allows you to simultaneously search Furman’s library catalog and many of our subject databases. It acts like a Google search exclusively tailored to the Furman universe! By design, you will get a wide array of results including books, articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers, electronic books, government documents, and . . .Continue reading What is theSEARCH?
New Gender Studies Databases
The Library has recently subscribed to three new Gender Studies databases. All 3 of these resources have been added to the All Databases list located on the Library’s homepage. Women’s Studies International-Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. (Coverage 1972-present) Gender Studies Database-Combines Women’s Studies International and Men’s . . .Continue reading New Gender Studies Databases
Compute and Track Your Citation Metrics
Google Scholar recently introduced a new service called Google Scholar Citations. It is currently in testing mode with a small number of user accounts. Once it’s up and running anyone who publishes can create an account to compute and track their citation metrics.
New Resource: Computer Science Digital Library
The library just purchased the Computer Science Digital Library, and I went hunting for music content. There is quite a bit in there on digital music, tuning/temperament, and electro-acoustics. The nature of the material is pretty technical, most of it coming from computer science journals, but would be useful for the students really interested in . . .Continue reading New Resource: Computer Science Digital Library
International Studies Compendium
The International Studies Compendium is a comprehensive reference work for the fields of international studies and international relations. It includes more than 400 entries, enhanced by live links to archives, datasets, cases, pedagogical aids, and other relevant materials.
Access the Parker Library
Parker Library on the Web provides access to high-resolution digital copies of manuscripts in the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College (Cambridge University Press, 1912). The collection includes 559 manuscripts, most of which were numbered and catalogued by M.R. James in his 1912 catalogue of the collection, as well as volumes given to the library . . .Continue reading Access the Parker Library